HBO has renewed its comedy lineup of ‘Girls’ and ‘Veep’ for a second season consisting of ten episodes each. Congratulations to everyone involved in both shows. Below is the official press release from HBO.

‘GIRLS’ SECOND SEASON RENEWAL

HBO Entertainment

Second-season commitment is for ten episodes.

Gross audience to date: 3.8 million viewers.

LOG LINE:

Hannah, Marnie, Jessa and Shoshanna are trying to figure life out. They’ve been living in New York for a couple of years, but they’re still not sure what they want – from boys, from each other, from themselves. And things aren’t getting any clearer. Created by and starring Lena Dunham (“Tiny Furniture”), GIRLS takes a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s.

FIRST SEASON CREDITS

CREATED BY: Lena Dunham

EXECUTIVE

PRODUCERS: Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner

CO-EXECUTIVE

PRODUCERS: Bruce Eric Kaplan and Ilene S. Landress

CAST: Hannah: Lena Dunham

Marnie: Allison Williams

Jessa: Jemima Kirke

Shoshanna: Zosia Mamet

Adam: Adam Driver

‘VEEP’ SECOND SEASON RENEWAL

HBO Entertainment

Second-season commitment is for ten episodes.

Gross audience to date: 3.7 million viewers.

LOG LINE:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Emmy® winner for “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine”) stars as Selina Meyer, who becomes vice president, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. The comedy series was created by Armando Iannucci (Oscar®nominee for co-writing “In the Loop”).

FIRST SEASON CREDITS

CREATED BY: Armando Iannucci

EXECUTIVE

PRODUCERS: Armando Iannucci, Christopher Godsick and Frank Rich

CO-EXECUTIVE

PRODUCERS: Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche

PRODUCERS: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing

CONSULTING

PRODUCERS: Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Ian Martin and William Smith

CAST: Selina Meyer: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Sue: Sufe Bradshaw

Amy: Anna Chlumsky

Gary: Tony Hale

Dan: Reid Scott

Jonah: TimothyC. Simons

Mike: Matt Walsh

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